The Invisible Cost of Healthcare

The Invisible Cost of Healthcare

Off Azimuth by Jon Messenger

Episode notes

Healthcare inflation has reached a tipping point, with patients receiving bills from emergency room visits that include $47 for band aids, $60 to be handed ibuprofen, or $2,000 for stitches. As the healthcare inflation outstrips standardized US inflation rates, how can the government mitigate the growing expenses in hospital visits, pharmaceutical costs, and healthcare debt?

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politicsdebtUnited StateshealthcareKaiserBolton Group